Katharine MacGregor
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| 8th United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior | |
| In office February 25, 2020 – January 20, 2021 Acting: September 30, 2019 – February 25, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | David Bernhardt |
| Succeeded by | Tommy Beaudreau |
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| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA) |
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Katharine MacGregor is an American political advisor and lobbyist who served as the United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior. She assumed office in February 2020, succeeding David Bernhardt, who was confirmed as Secretary of the Interior.[1]
MacGregor earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and classical studies from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004. As an undergraduate, she studied abroad at the University of St AndrewsinScotland.[2]
She worked as a lobbyist and was then a congressional staffer for Thelma Drake and Eric Cantor. She was also a staffer on the United States House Committee on Natural Resources from 2011 to 2017.[3]
In January 2017, she joined the Trump Administration. She previously served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management before her appointment as United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior.[4][5]
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| Preceded by | United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior 2019–2021 |
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